Wednesday, June 25, 2014

I am so very excited to be participating in this Triple Threat Blog Hop featuring May Arts Ribbon, Tombow Adhesives and DCWV paper! I swear that May Arts Ribbon, DCWV paper and Tombow Adhesives are a perfect trifecta.
I created a Nautical Card Set with DCWV's Hey Sailor Stack, various
textures and shades of May Arts Ribbon knotted together and all kept
secure with the amazing Tombow Adhesive Tabs and glue.

I really had fun discovering some different sailor knots, and especially liked the fact that my older son helped me out.

Be sure to stop by the May Arts Blog for more details, a complete hop order, and of course, prize details! Up for grabs is three prize packs of:

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

May Arts has teamed up with two fabulous companies: Art Anthology and Basically Bare and we are coming your way with a week long hop full of inspiration!

I have a clean and simple card today, my favorite kind to make1 I started with the cool, old fashioned bare chipboard key from Basically Bare then added Art Anthology's Lava Dimensional Medium, which is a perfect combination! Once the key dried, I tied May Art's Burlap String in Ivory (SM-09) around the key in a bow and adhered behind the key a strip of May Art's 4" Wired Burlap in Natural (398-4-02) I then adhered this piece to a card base stamped with a sentiment and will be sending it over to my cousin who just bought a new home!

I really love the mixings of the products from these three companies, it is a match made in heaven! I hope you find yourself inspired too.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Welcome to the last day of the Lil' Inker Designs
April Release! Today we are showcasing even more projects for you.
Haven't the projects from all the design team members just been
amazing? We are continuing with
our hop today, you should have arrived from Jen's Blog!

I
saved my favorite project for last! I had this idea a while back to
produce this Peek-a-Boo Interactive Die, and it is finally here! To
compliment the die, I designed Unscramble This, which also could be used
alone as well. I first cut out out a pale yellow cardstock panel with
the LID Exclusive Stitched Mats: Rectangles
and then created the lifting panel with the Peek-A-Boo Die. I then
created a border with the darker yellow cardstock, also cutting a
lifting panel with the die. I stamped the "answer" on the white
cardstock base and then stamped the "question" on the pale yellow panel.
Pretty cool, don't you think? I finished the card with a big, May Arts
Silk bow.

I
seriously really loved all the products from this release, but then
again, I love everything LID! I hope you enjoyed the release and hop
too! We are saying farewell to Suzanne and welcoming new designers!

Monday, June 2, 2014

Welcome to Day Two of the Lil' Inker Designs June Release! I hoped you enjoyed seeing all the pretty projects from the team yesterday! You should have arrived from Jen's Blog if you are following the Release Hop!

I have two projects to show you today! My first project features the coordinating Pieces of Me Stamp Set and Puzzle Pieces Die Set. Love the options with these two-use them together or stand alone. I stamped a few of the puzzle pieces onto green cardstock then highlighted the panel with a few die cut puzzle pieces. I finished the card with a stamped sentiment from Pieces of Me and a simple bow of May Arts Burlap String.

My next project features the really cool, versatile and fun set called Thumbs Up! Pretty simple and straight forward design...

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Woohoo! It's Day One of the Lil' Inker Designs June Release. As usual, we have a fabulous hop for you. You should have arrived from Jen's Blog!

My
first project features three of the new releases! I used the really neat Scattered Sequins Die to create my own custom sequins to scatter behind a sun that has been stamped with the super cute smile stamp from Pieces of Me. After adding a paper strip, washi tape and May Arts Burlap String, I stamped as sentiment from Unscramble This, mixing two of the stamps for a custom greeting. (I found, with the help of a fellow LID Design Team Member, that to get optimal results for the sequin die with a cuttlebug is to emboss the die first with 2 B plates and an embossing mat, then run it through again using the B and C plate)

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